Using text and images from a selection of Sikh websites this webinar will examine present-day virtual or online memory work on 1984 as significantly different from dominant memories put out by both the Indian state and violent, militant discourse. Calling current cyber-commemoration “crevices in dominant memories,” we will ask: What are some other ways to remember 1984 and how do they come across in virtual spaces?
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Patwant Singh (28 March 1925 – 8 August 2009) was an influential Sikh writer, historian, architectural and design critic, philanthropist, and public intellectual known for his incisive commentary on Sikhi, Indian politics, and global affairs.
Patwant Singh (28 March 1925 – 8 August 2009) was an influential Sikh writer, historian, architectural and design critic, philanthropist, and public intellectual known for his incisive commentary on Sikhi, Indian politics, and global affairs.
This essay explores the origin of Ghallughara. Why were they orchestrated, and who enacted them? How are they intrinsically linked to the Raj?
This essay explores the origin of Ghallughara. Why were they orchestrated, and who enacted them? How are they intrinsically linked to the Raj?
Over the past forty years, more than ten commissions and inquiry committees have been set up to find the truth behind the November 1984 Sikh genocide, probing the role of police and politicians and seeking to identify the culprits.
Over the past forty years, more than ten commissions and inquiry committees have been set up to find the truth behind the November 1984 Sikh genocide, probing the role of police and politicians and seeking to identify the culprits.
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